Course Catalog
91-985 OPHTHALMOLOGY
Department
SURGERY
Campus
Tuscaloosa
Course Type(s)
Elective
Facility
DCH Regional Medical Center
Course Director
ANDREW HARRELL, MD
Enrollment Limit
1
Contact
KRISTA TRIMM
Enrollment Minimum
1
Email
Ktrimm@ua.edu
Address
University Medical Center
850 Peter Bryce Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone
(205) 348-9856
Fax
(205) 348-4429
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates
1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23, 24-25, 28-29, 30-31, 32-33, 34-35, 36-37, 38-39, 40-41, 42-43, 45-46, 47-48, 49-50, 51-52
Prerequisites
* * * WRITTEN APPROVAL REQUIRED * * * Successful completion of the core internal medicine and surgery clerkships and any clerkship which covers the content material of the requested elective or acting internship course (e.g. Pediatric Clerkship must be successfully completed prior to taking a Pediatric Elective or AI).
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description
The student will spend most of this period in the offices of the physicians, studying and assisting in the management of patients presenting to a busy ophthalmologist in a regional referral center.
Where To Report
Email course contact at least 2 weeks prior Prior to start date for when and where to report.
Requirements
*Tuscaloosa campus students only* Making rounds, caring for patients under the direction of resident and staff, and finally operating room exposure on certain neurosurgical procedures.Selected patients will be followed through the hospital, including operating room for indicated eye surgery, where the student will be expected to perform the history and physical examination and to observe special diagnostic or treatment methods. Emphasis will be placed on the history and physical examination in the diagnosis of ophthalmological problems.
Evaluation
Evaluation Methods: Pass/Fail
Students will be evaluated on attendance, completion of assigned reading and participation in patient interactions and group discussions.
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